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A Modern Remix of the Earth Wind and Fire Classic ‘September’ Created With Music From MGMT’s ‘Kids’
Musical meme creator William Maranci (previously) quite brilliantly mashed together the music from the MGMT song “Kids” with a live performance of Earth, Wind and…
Buddhist Monk Performs a Cover of the Judas Priest Song ‘Breaking the Law’ on Classic Instruments
Buddhist monk Kossan1108 performed a pretty badass cover of the classic Judas Priest song "Breaking the Law.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Premiering His Song ‘Alexander Hamilton’ at a 2009 Poetry Jam at The White House
During the evening of Poetry, Music and the Spoken Word at The White House in 2009, a young performer named Lin-Manuel Miranda informed the audience…
Big Dog, Little Bunny, Fuzzy Duckling and Adorable Guinea Pigs Live Together in Beautiful Harmony
A beautiful black shepherd named Marley lives in harmony with his humans, a bunny, a duckling and guinea pigs.
Father Attempts to Battle Rap With His Baby Son Who Keeps Interrupting With Adorably Contagious Laughter
Performer Brandon C. Thomas, aka B-doe, hilariously tried to battle rap with his absolutely adorable, then five month old son Quentin, only to be interrupted…
An Incredible Medieval Cover of System of a Down’s ‘Toxicity’ Performed on Traditional Instruments
Bardcore musician Algal the Bard performed an incredible medieval cover of the song "Toxicity" by System of a Down.
A Bright Red Handcrafted Fire Extinguisher Mini Bar
Dmitry of JerryCanBar handcrafts wonderfully handy fire extinguisher mini bars that are a beautiful, unmistakable bright red. The interior of allows for a one-liter bottle…
Elsie the Orphaned Baby Wombat Learns to Walk
A tiny orphaned baby wombat named Elsie who previously fell asleep as her caretaker human Lindy gave her a nice little rub on her pudgy…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Performs Beautiful Acoustic Versions of His Parody Songs In a 2010 NPR Tiny Desk Concert
In 2010 NPR invited the great “Weird Al” Yankovic and his band to perform in their offices as part of their Tiny Desk Concert Series.…
Spooked Opossum Plays Dead for Young Photographer
Teenage wildlife photographer Isaiah Lieberenz hilariously captured the sight of a spooked opossum playing dead near his home in Illinois. The little marsupial lay completely…